We’re all familiar with “The Tale of Peter Rabbit” by Beatrix Potter. Peter Rabbit ventures into Mr. McGregor’s garden despite explicitly being told not to by his mother. His sisters, Mopsy, Flopsy ...

She created one of the world’s best-known characters for children, and fought to have the book published, but she never sought celebrity status. Beatrix Potter around 1900 outside her home. Though The ...

Beatrix Potter, an author who is known for children’s stories like "The Tale of Peter Rabbit" and died in 1943, is being accused of taking her stories from African slave tales. Dr. Emily Zobel ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. A story by much-loved children's author Beatrix Potter, written more than a century ago, is to be published for the first time after the ...

Many teen-agers will go to great lengths to keep their diaries private—I kept a little key for mine in a wooden jewelry box, which I guarded jealously—but the children’s book author Beatrix Potter ...

The Tale of Peter Rabbit—what is the secret of its continuing appeal. A hundred years after it first appeared, children and parents continue to read it. Teachers use it during story time, engaging ...

Britain’s brief but fertile Edwardian period was a golden age of children’s literature. The first decade of the 20th century saw the stage premiere of J.M. Barrie’s “Peter Pan” and the publication of ...

Maureen Kirk wanted something less juvenile for her guest room. The wallpaper adorned with pink ribbons and bows was coming down and a neutral cream color was going up. Then Mother Rabbit appeared, ...

An exhibition in Nashville of Beatrix Potter’s works explores her love of the world of science and the challenges facing women of the Victorian era. By Tanya Mohn This article is part of our Museums ...

“Now, my dears,” said old Mrs. Rabbit one morning, “you may go into the fields or down the lane, but don’t go into Mr. McGregor’s garden: your Father had an accident there; he was put in a pie by Mrs.